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A Roundup of All Things David Lynch
A roundup of Twin Peaks fashion, Lynch whatnots, and evil corporations loving on the things you love over on MOD. Take the journey. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Louie's: Open for Business
At long last, the new extension of the block-dominating Imelda's and Louie's shoe store is open, boasting more room for a grander selection of men's shoes, in addition to roomier digs for their online...
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Journey to the Center of the South Waterfront: Oranj Studio
The other day when I arrived at Oranj Studio—a hair salon and gallery with designs on retail in the South Waterfront district—I was confronted with the question, "Have you ever been down to this...
View ArticleSingle Use Disposables: Convenience or Conundrum
Jen LaMastra is the indisputable star (unless you care to dispute me) of Glean, a group show of art made solely with materials scavenged from the city dump, currently on view at Disjecta. She has a...
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No Sleep Til...
Add another layer onto your scheduling options for Design Week (Oct 9-3) and FASHIONxt (Oct 10-13): The purveyors of exciting shoes and makers of parties over at Solestruck are joining the flurry of...
View ArticlePortland Fashion and Style Award Nominees Announced: Ever Heard of 'Em?
So the Portland Fashion & Style Awards thing is still set to go down on Friday (at the Schnitz no less!)—with tickets ranging from $35-ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (!). Yesterday they released the final...
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Meanwhile in High Fashion: Furkenstocks
Only the most devoted fashion fans and those paid to make important editorial decisions take the time to go through all the thousands of photos that come through the 'nets during the relentless flurry...
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Table of Contents
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Even as more and more Portland designers become proficient and pledge to keep their production local, often utilizing groundbreaking small-run manufacturing firms like the Portland Garment Factory,...
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The First-Ever Portland Fashion & Style Awards Are Tonight
Tonight is the first ever Portland Fashion & Style Awards ceremony, a night meant to celebrate the winners in a series of "best" categories ranging from hair stylists, photographers, designers,...
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The Portland Fashion & Style Awards: A (Partial) Recap
With almost 100 nominees given a pair of tickets each, Friday night's first-ever Portland Fashion and Style Awards had a decent attendance. Not a packed house—there were plenty of empty seats where I...
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Look Ma, I'm on the TeeVee: Thursday's Oregon Art Beat
I spent yesterday afternoon down at Portland Sewing, filming a segment for their preview coverage of Portland fashion week/FASHIONxt, with host Ifanyi Bell and Joshua Buck, designer for Chicago Harper...
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Stone & Honey F/W '12: Arcos
It's no small feat standing out in the over-saturated jewelry industry. If you think clothing is frivolous, consider that jewelry has no practical purpose at all; it's adornment uncut. Teresa...
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The Wednesday Design Agenda
After last night's official Design Week kick-off, and with tonight's debut of FASHIONxt, you could literally fill your entire day with design-related activities. I'm perhaps most excited about the...
View ArticleDiana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
Not that I'm above it, but sometimes I have to beg (okay maybe not beg, but publicly request) local theaters to show the fashion-related documentaries me and mine are dying to see. I was fully...
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Funkytown Is Leaving Town
One of Portland's most colorful characters with deep roots in the city's vintage legacy, Jeffrey Kyle, started a funky li'l shop of wonders with Jennifer Faust in early 2012 called Funkytown. Now,...
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The Demimonde/Sarah Seven Block Party
As recently reported, former member of the Haunt trio Rachael Donaldson of Demimonde recently split off to form her own venture on NE Broadway, mixing her own jewelry with a truly enchanting jumble of...
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Souchi's 10th
They're not as visible on the fashion show circuit as they once were, so perhaps it's easy to forget about Souchi, especially in the warmer months. But now that—PANIC—the rain is literally falling,...
View ArticleLocal Model Roundup!
Tonight marks the final entry in this year's fashion week of sorts, with dueling runway shows at FASHIONxt and Solestruck's Deja Vu. We got a sneak peek from the maestros over at Q6 as to which of...
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FASHIONxt in Review
Last week/weekend's FASHIONxt runway events were the new version of Portland Fashion week, with a new emphasis on personal technology products. But, although the tech participants seemed pleased with...
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